The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

The inspiration for The Last Alaskansâ‚¬"the eight-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel! Called â‚¬Å“[one of] the greatest life-or-death-tales ever toldâ‚¬Â (Esquire), James Campbellâ‚¬s inimitable insider account of a familyâ‚¬s nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness â‚¬Å“is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauerâ‚¬s classic [Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreamsâ‚¬Â (Menâ‚¬s Journal).

Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. Originally from Wisconsin, Heimo traveled to the Arctic wilderness in his feverous twenties. Now, more than three decades later, Heimo lives with his wife and two daughters approximately 200 miles from civilizationâ‚¬"a sustainable, nomadic life bounded by the migrating caribou, the dangers of swollen rivers, and by the very exigencies of daily existence.

In The Final Frontiersman, Heimoâ‚¬s cousin James Campbell chronicles the Korth familyâ‚¬s amazing experience, their adventures, and the tragedy that continues to shape their lives. With a deft voice and in spectacular, at times unimaginable detail, Campbell invites us into Heimoâ‚¬s heartland and home. The Korths wait patiently for a small plane to deliver their provisions, listen to distant chatter on the radio, and go sledding at 44Â° below zeroâ‚¬"all the while cultivating the hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate.

Awe-inspiring and memorable, The Final Frontiersman reads like a rustic version of the American Dream and reveals for the first time a life undreamed by most of us: amid encroaching environmental pressures, apart from the herd, and alone in a stunning wilderness that for now, at least, remains the final frontier.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber A-231-910
ReleaseDate 2005-09-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780743453141

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	A-231-910
ReleaseDate	2005-09-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780743453141

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness